Floating When You Are Claustrophobic
The single most common reason people say no. It is also the one most easily solved.
Float therapy
The Pre-Float Checklist
Six things worth doing before you come, and one worth not doing.
None of this is complicated, and skipping it will not ruin anything. But each item removes a small avoidable annoyance.
Do your waiver online
The link comes with your confirmation email. It buys back several minutes on arrival.
Eat something small, one to two hours before
Enough that hunger is not the loudest thing in the room; not so much that a full stomach is.
Drink water
Before and after. Simple, and routinely forgotten.
Skip the caffeine
Caffeine and nicotine both wake the brain up, which works directly against what you came for.
Do not shave for twelve hours beforehand
This is the one everybody learns the hard way exactly once. Epsom salt at this concentration finds freshly shaved skin.
Leave the hair colour alone for 72 hours
No colouring or self-tanner within 72 hours. If you have dyed your hair red we may ask you to test its colourfastness first — contamination means the tank is out of action for everyone booked after you.
And the one not to do
Do not try hard to relax. It is the most counterproductive instruction in wellness. Pay attention to your breathing and leave the rest alone.
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